[computer-go] Re: Interesting problem

[Erik van der Werf]

Please stop this confusion.

Chinese scoring != Chinese rules
Japanese scoring != Japanese rules

Moreover, both Japanese and Chinese rules are to be considered
traditional rules.

E.


On 1/4/07, Don Dailey <drd at mit.edu> wrote:
> I also think it's an important discussion for the future of GO,  I
> believe it's generally understood that Japanese rules is traditional,
> but the future is Chinese - that's the direction things have been
> moving.
>
> Most of the mediocre Chinese programs understand when the game is
> over and know what groups are dead.   This isn't rocket science
> except in extreme cases it can get tough.   In those cases the
> Japanese programs are equally clueless.   Trying to determine
> the exact moment to pass seems like a tedious unimportant
> exercise that at best will give you a stone or two if you have
> a reasonable program.